Affixation
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Affixation occurs when a Bound morpheme |
attaches to a Root morpheme. |
Types of Affixes | |
Prefix: | morpheme+root |
example | undo |
Suffix: | root+morpheme |
example | runing |
Infix*: | root+morpheme+root |
example | absofrigginlutely |
circumfix**: | |
example | gesprecht |
*English infixes only exist in exclamatory cunstructions like the example given | |
**English circumfixes do not exist, the example given is the german form for "spoken" |